Our View: Continuing the conversation on end-of-life care

6:47 PM,
Apr. 3, 2014

Written by

Press-Citizen Editorial Board
Our View

Talking about end-of-life care is a subject that most people already find scary enough. And the rhetorical firestorm a few years ago around supposed "death panels" and "pulling the plug on grandma" not only served to distract people from having a rational discussion of overdue health care reform, but it also scared some people further away from taking the steps necessary to make sure their family members and their doctor know their preferences for end-of-life care.

Since then, the 2011 film "Consider the Conversation: A Documentary on a Taboo Subject," has become a very helpful tool for ...